Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus
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Veronica's
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"I
firmly wish that My face reflecting the intimate pains of My soul, the suffering and love
of My heart, be more honored! Whoever gazes upon Me already consoles Me."
- to Sister Pierina by Our Lord Jesus.
"All those who, attracted by My love, and venerating My
countenance, shall receive, by virtue of My humanity, a brilliant and vivid impression of
My divinity. This splendor shall enlighten the depths of their souls, so that in eternal
glory the celestial court shall marvel at the marked likeness of their features with My
Divine countenance."
- to Saint Gertrude by Our Lord Jesus.
Begin Novena
Repeat this Introductory Prayer for nine days..
O Most Holy and Blessed Trinity, through the intercession of Holy Mary, whose soul was
pierced through by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the passion of her Divine Son, we ask
Your help in making a perfect Novena of reparation with Jesus, united with all His
sorrows, love and total abandonment.
We now implore all the Angels and Saints to intercede for us as we pray this Holy
Novena to the Most Holy Face of Jesus and for the glory of the most Holy Trinity, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen
Proceed to the prayer of the day...
Day One
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer from above . . .
"For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against
You, You alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are
justified in Your sentence and blameless when You pass judgment." [Psalm 51:3-4]
Have mercy on me, O God in Your goodness, in Your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin.
O most Holy Face of Jesus, look with tenderness on us who are sinners. You are a merciful
God, full of love and compassion. Keep us pure of heart, so that we may see Thee always.
Mary, our Mother, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to Our Almighty Father
Almighty Father, come into our hearts, and so fill us with Your love that forsaking
all evil desires, we may embrace You, our only good. Show us, O Lord our God, what You are
to us. Say to our souls, I am your salvation, speak so that we may hear. Our hearts are
before You; open our ears; let us hasten after Your voice. Hide not Your Face from us, we
beseech You, O Lord. Open our hearts so that You may enter in. Repair the ruined mansions,
that You may dwell therein. Hear us, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your only Son, Our
Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever .
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Two
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer from above . . .
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being; [Psalm 51:5-6a]
My offenses truly I know them; My sin is always before me. Against You, You alone, have I
sinned; what is evil in Your sight I have done.
Most Holy Face of Jesus, we are truly sorry that we have hurt You so much by constantly
doing what is wrong; and for all the good works we have failed to do. Immaculate Heart of
Mary, Saint Joseph, intercede for us, help us to console the Most Holy Face of Jesus. Pray
that we may share in the tremendous love Thou hast for one another, and for the most Holy
and Blessed Trinity.
Amen
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, Sanctifier, all powerful God of love, Thou Who didst
fill the Virgin Mary with grace, Thou Who didst wonderfully transform the hearts of the
apostles, Thou Who didst endow all Thy martyrs with a miraculous heroism, come and
sanctify us, illumine our minds, strengthen our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our
judgments, set our hearts on fire and preserve us from the misfortune of resisting Thine
inspirations. We consecrate to Thee our understanding, our heart and our will, our whole
being for time and for eternity. May our understanding be always submissive to Thy
heavenly inspirations and to the teachings of Thy Holy Catholic Church, of which Thou art
the infallible guide; may our heart be ever inflamed with love of God and neighbor; may
our will be ever conformed to the Divine Will, and may our whole life be a faithful
imitation of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to Whom with the
Father and Thee be honor and glory forever.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Three
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . .
Therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. [Psalm 51:6b-7]
You are just when You pass sentence on me, blameless when You give judgment. You know I
was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception.
Prayer of Pope Pius IX
O Jesus!
Cast upon us a look of mercy; turn Your Face towards each of us as You did to Veronica;
not that we may see it with our bodily eyes, but turn it towards our hearts, so that,
remembering You, we may ever draw from this fountain of strength the vigor necessary to
sustain the combats of life.
Amen
Mary, Our Mother, and Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer of Saint Francis
All highest, glorious God, cast Your light into the darkness of our hearts, give us
true faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility, so that with wisdom, courage
and perception, O Lord, we may do what is truly Your Holy Will.
Amen
To the Angels and Saints
We salute you, through the Holy Face and Sacred Heart of Jesus, O all you Holy Angels
and Saints of God. We rejoice in your glory, and we give thanks to our Lord for all the
benefits which He has showered upon you; we praise Him and glorify Him, and offer you for
an increase of your joy and honor, the most Holy Face and gentle Heart of Jesus. Pray that
we may be formed according to the heart of God.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Four
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . .
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that You have crushed rejoice. Hide
Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. [Psalm 51:8-9]
Indeed You love truth in the heart; then in the secret of my heart teach me Wisdom. O
purify me, then I shall be clean; O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
O Lord Jesus, Who has said, learn of Me for I am meek and gentle of heart, and
Who did manifest upon Thy Holy Face the sentiments of Thy divine heart, grant that we may
love to come frequently and meditate upon Thy Divine features. We may read there Thy
gentleness and Thy humility, and learn how to form our hearts in the practice of these two
virtues which Thou desires to see shine in Thy servants. Mary our Mother and Saint Joseph
help us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer in Honor of the Dolors of the Blessed Virgin
O Most Holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs! Who stood beneath the Cross,
witnessing the agony of your dying Son, look down with a mother’s tenderness and pity
on us as we kneel before you to venerate your Dolors, and place our requests, with filial
confidence, in the sanctuary of your wounded heart. Present them on our behalf to Jesus,
through the merits of His most sacred Passion and Death, together with your sufferings at
the foot of the Cross, and through the united efficacy of both, obtain the favor which we
humbly ask. To whom shall we go in our wants and miseries if not to you. O Mother of
Mercy, who having so deeply drunk of the chalice of your Son, graciously alleviate the
sufferings of those who still sigh in this land of exile.
Amen
Prayer to the Souls in Purgatory
My Jesus, by the sorrows You suffered in Your agony in the garden, in Your scourging
and crowning with thorns, in the way to Calvary, in Your crucifixion and death, have mercy
on the souls in Purgatory, and especially on those that are most forsaken. Deliver them
from the dire torments they endure. Call them and admit them to Your most sweet embrace in
Paradise.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Five
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . .
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do
not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. [Psalm
51:10-11]
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness, that the bones You have crushed may revive. From my
sins turn away Your Face, and blot out all my guilt.
Holy Face of Jesus, Sacred Countenance of God, how great is Your patience with humankind,
how infinite Your forgiveness. We are sinners, yet You love us. This gives us courage. For
the glory of Your Holy Face and of the Blessed Trinity, hear and answer us.
Mary our Mother, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to Saint Joseph
Dear Saint Joseph! Adopt us as thy children, take charge of our salvation; watch over
us day and night; preserve us from occasions of sin; obtain for us purity of body and
soul, and the spirit of prayer, through thy intercession with Jesus, grant us a spirit of
sacrifice, of humility and self-denial; obtain for us a burning love for Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament, and a sweet, tender love for Mary, our Mother.
Saint Joseph, be with us in life, be with us in death and obtain for us a favorable
judgment from Jesus, our merciful Savior.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Six
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . .
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain in me a
willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to
You. [Psalm 51:12-3]
A pure heart create for us O God, put a steadfast spirit within us. Do not cast us away
from Your presence nor deprive us of Your Holy Spirit.
May our hearts be cleansed, O Lord, by the inpouring of the Holy Spirit, and may He render
them fruitful by watering them with His heavenly dew.
Mary, the most chaste spouse of the Holy Spirit, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
O Victorious Prince, most humble guardian of the Church of God and of
faithful souls, who with such charity and zeal took part in so many conflicts and gained
such great victories over the enemy, for the conservation and protection of the honor and
glory we all owe to God, as well as for the promotion of our salvation, come, we pray
thee, to our assistance, for we are continually besieged with such great perils by our
enemies, the flesh, the world and the devil; and as thou wast a leader for the people of
God through the desert, so also be our faithful leader, and companion through the desert
of this world, until thou conduct us safely into the happy land of the living, in that
blessed fatherland from which we are all exiles.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Seven
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . . .
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing
aloud of Your deliverance. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your
praise. [Psalm 51:14-5]
Give me again the joy of Your help, with a spirit of fervor sustain me, that I may teach
transgressors Your ways and sinners may return to You.
Lord Jesus! After contemplating Thy features, disfigured by grief, after meditating upon
Thy passion with compunction and love, how can our hearts fail to be inflamed with a holy
hatred of sin, which even now outrages Thy Adorable Face! Lord, suffer us not to be
content with mere compassion, but give us grace so closely to follow Thee in this Calvary,
so that the approbrium destined for Thee may fall on us, O Jesus, that thus we may have a
share, small though it may be, in expiation of sin.
Amen
Mary, our Mother, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer in Honor of Mary
 Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father!
Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son!
Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit!
Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity!
Hail Mary, our mistress, our wealth, our mystic rose, Queen of our hearts, our
Mother, our life, our sweetness and our dearest hope! We are all thine, and all we have is
thine. O Virgin blessed above all things, may thy soul be in us to magnify the Lord; may
thy spirit be in us to rejoice in God. Place thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a seal upon
our hearts, that in thee and through thee we may be found faithful to God. Grant, most
gracious Virgin, that we may be numbered among those whom thou art pleased to love, to
teach and to guide, to favor and to protect as thy children. Grant that with the help of
thy love, we may despise all earthly consolation and cling to heavenly things, until
through the Holy Spirit, thy faithful spouse, and through thee, His faithful spouse, Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, be formed within us for the glory of the Father.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Eight
Recite Daily Introductory Prayer . . . .
For your have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt
offering, You would not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a
broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. [Psalm 51:16-7]
O rescue me, God my Helper, and my tongue shall ring out Your goodness. O
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise.
Most merciful Face of Jesus, Who in this vale of tears was so moved by our misfortunes to
call Yourself the healer of the sick, and the good Shepherd of the souls gone astray,
allow not Satan to draw us away from You, but keep us always under Your loving protection,
together with all souls who endeavor to console You.
Mary, our Mother, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to Saint Peter
O glorious Saint Peter, who in return for thy lively and generous faith,
thy profound and sincere humility and thy burning love, was honored by Jesus Christ with
singular privileges, and in particular, with the leadership of the other apostles and the
primacy of the whole church, of which thou was made the foundation stone, do thou obtain
for us the grace of a lively faith, that shall not fear to profess itself openly in its
entirety and in all of its manifestations, even to the shedding of blood, if occasion
should demand it, and to the sacrifice of life itself in preference to surrender. Obtain
for us likewise a sincere loyalty to our Holy Mother the Church. Grant that we may ever
remain most closely and sincerely united to the Holy Father, who is the heir of thy faith
and of thy authority, the one true visible head of the Catholic Church. Grant, moreover,
that we may follow, in all humility and meekness, the Church’s teaching and counsels
and may be obedient to all her precepts, in order to be able here on earth to enjoy a
peace that is sure and undisturbed, and to attain one day in heaven to everlasting
happiness.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Day Nine
Say Daily Introductory Prayer
Do good to Zion in our good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, then You
will delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings: then bulls
will be offered on Your altar. [Psalm 51:18-9]
For in sacrifice you take no delight,
burnt offering from me You would refuse, my sacrifice a
contrite spirit. A humbled, contrite heart You will not
spurn. In Your goodness, show favor to Zion; rebuild the
walls of Jerusalem. Then You will be pleased with lawful
sacrifice, holocausts offered on Your altar.
Sacred Face of our Lord and our God, what words can we do to express our gratitude? How
can we speak of our joy? That You have deigned to hear us, that You have chosen to answer
us in our hour of need. We say this because we know that our prayers will be granted. We
know that You, in Your loving kindness, listened to our pleading hearts, and will give,
out of Your fullness, the answer to our problems.
Mary, our Mother, thank you for your intercession on our behalf.
Saint Joseph, thank you for your prayers.
Through the merits of Your Precious Blood and Your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our
petition, pardon and mercy...
(State your intention here...)
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity, Godhead indivisible, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, our first
beginning and our last end. Since You have made us after Your own image and likeness,
grant that all the thoughts of our minds, all the words of our tongues, all the affections
of our hearts and all our actions may be always conformed to Your most Holy Will, so that
after having seen You here on earth in appearances and in a dark manner by the means of
faith, we may come at last to contemplate You face-to-face, in the perfect possession of
You forever in paradise.
Amen
Recite the following prayers...
1 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Repeat three times...
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine.
Act of Consecration
O Lord Jesus, we believe most firmly in You, we love You. You are the Eternal Son of
God and the Son Incarnate of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You are the Lord and Absolute Ruler
of all creation. We acknowledge You, therefore, as the Universal Sovereign of all
creatures. You are the Lord and Supreme Ruler of all mankind, and we, in acknowledging
this Your dominion, consecrate ourselves to You now and forever. Loving Jesus, we place
our family under the protection of Your Holy Face, and of Your Virgin Mother, Mary most
sorrowful. We promise to be faithful to You for the rest of our lives and to observe with
fidelity Your Holy Commandments, We will never deny before men, You and Your Divine rights
over us and all mankind. Grant us the grace to never sin again; nevertheless, should we
fail, O Divine Savior, have mercy on us and restore us to Your grace. Radiate Your Divine
Countenance upon us and bless us now and forever. Embrace us at the hour of death in Your
Kingdom for all eternity, through the intercession of Your Blessed Mother, of all Your
Saints who behold You in Heaven, and the just who glorify You on earth, O Jesus, be
mindful of us forever and never forsake us; protect our family. O Mother of Sorrows, by
the eternal glory which you enjoy in Heaven, through the merits of your bitter anguish in
the Sacred Passion of your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for us the grace
that the Precious Blood shed by Jesus for the redemption of our souls, be not shed for us
in vain. We love you, O Mary. Embrace us and bless us, O Mother. Protect us in life and in
death.
Amen
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen
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